• Practice for every day of the school year • Help students prepare for standardized testing

 2. A bat will not fall when it sleeps
because 
.
A 
it sleeps sitting up
B 
it holds on tight with strong wings
C 
its hands have bones that hold
on tight
D 
its feet have bones that lock
into place
 3. Because a bat’s claws are curved and 
sharp, they help a bat 
.
A 
fly
B 
scratch an itch
C 
move its wings
D 
hold on tight
 4. Which of these would most likely 
be a home to bats?
A 
an underwater rock
B 
a flagpole
C 
an attic ceiling
D 
a nest
STRATEGY PRACTICE
Describe a bat’s feet to a partner, and tell how the feet 
help a bat hang upside down.
Cause and Effect
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Daily Reading Comprehension • EMC 3453 • © Evan-Moor Corp.
WEEK 14
DAY 2
READ THE PASSAGE
Think about how the author organized the information.
Rainforest Gliders
Some rainforest animals spend their lives in the treetops. All their food is right 
there. They never need to go to the ground. The tops of the trees in a rainforest 
form a kind of roof called a canopy. The fastest way to travel in the canopy is from 
tall tree to tall tree.
Some rainforest animals glide through the treetops in a special way. They use 
their skin! A flying squirrel has flaps of loose skin between its front and back legs. 
The squirrel jumps from a tree and spreads its legs. The skin stretches, and the 
squirrel flies like a kite. The flying gecko has flaps of skin along its body and tail. 
It jumps and then spreads the skin like wings. The gecko soars through the air. 
The flying frog has webbed feet that spread open like four umbrellas. They carry 
the frog through the air.